Instead of untying a bow and unwrapping the paper to open this Christmas present at 7 Leslie Lane in Westport, one need only climb the stairs of the covered front entrance, turn the door handle and ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Even if you've heard of a split-level home, you may not know what exactly makes it split-level. There are ...

Split-level homes are a suburban relic of post-WWII baby boom housing trends that began in the 1950s and were popular until the 1970s. Builders riffed on the traditional ranch house in order to ...

A split-level house is a single-family home with multiple stories that are staggered, rather than stacked on top of one another. Each floor doesn’t run the full length of the house, so split-level ...

Colonial-style homes are something you've seen many times, even if you don't know what they're called. First built during the era between 1565 and 1783, Colonial homes were built by settlers from ...